I am always astonished by the talent there is out there just waiting to be 'discovered.' You've just got to watch shows like America's Got Talent and The Voice to get an idea of the talent waiting to explode. So if you are a performer how can you showcase your undoubted talent when you can't manage to get onto one of the big TV shows. URSponsored is a video music contest app that provides you with another chance to showcase your skill, whatever it may be, to a worldwide audience. URSponsored was created with one goal in mind and ... Read more
Every single DVD retailer these days seems to have it's own pricing policy on individual titles. Some will use individual titles as a loss leader while some will buy large amounts of stock on a good selling title when it hits the right price. Yet quite often, if you just do a straight order on a specific title it will come back to you at the full list price. It makes far more sense to see who is selling it the cheapest at any given time without having to do all the leg work. Watchily compares the price and availability ... Read more
While HungryFlix looks like a fairly low key movie and video shopping tool for your mobile it delivers far more. Quite often the more subtle apps are the one's that really deliver the goods. HungryFlix is the bridge that helps independent filmmakers get their works of art distributed into iPod, iPhone and AppleTV. HungryFlix is the home for indie films on the iPod, iPhone, PSP and Apple TV. If you are a filmmaker or content producer here is your chance to sell your content as an iPod movie. HungryFlix is the leader in helping indie filmmakers distribute content as ... Read more
So what do you get for the person who has everything? Well, are you and your partner concerned that you wont get a chance to say goodbye when you depart this mortal coil? Death can come so quickly and unexpectedly and its important to have all bases covered. This is one occasion when you really cant change your mind. DyingMessage is a rather morbid but useful tool that allows you to compose a video or text message that can be passed on to your friends and family when you go. Read more
How many times have you logged into YouTube to watch a video only to be frustrated by heaps of advertising and dumb comments? Well, LookFM have addressed the problem and put together a simple and easy way to view and listen to all your favorite YouTube videos without having to deal with the regular interface so full of distractions and advertising. LookFM presents a low key but attractive interface with a simple Googlish box to type your request into. Your choice is then presented immediately in full screen mode and in high quality where available. No longer do you have to ... Read more
Considering all the interesting gadgets we get to play with on Facebook I'm kind of surprised that they haven't done this themselves. With Facebook Photo Viewer and Facebook Video Player you can watch all the photos of you and your friends in one place. Not only that but you can watch all the clips you or your friends shared on Facebook quickly and without any browsing, no matter of the date you posted the clip . This Facebook photo and video sharing tool eliminates the necessity to enter profiles to find the photos and videos you are looking for...and ... Read more
If you are anything like me you'll have heaps of your favorite digital multimedia spread over the many different computers in the house. The precious family photos and home movies are on the computer, I've got my favorite music on my iPad and smart phone. Then there's the movies on the hard drive, the CD/DVD ROM's not to mention the stuff I've still got on my laptop. MeeChannel is the perfect way to organize all of your multimedia in channels in one place and accessible at the click of a button. MeeChannel is a very cool looking free tool ... Read more
The best kept music secret on the net has finally been released on the rest of the world. Video2mp3 is a godsend to any serious music fan. It converts and dowloads YouTube videos to mp3 files accurately and quickly giving you access to the whole YouTube catalogue. There are so many great live performances on YouTube that you don't see anywhere else. It's not like they've been released on cd. Video2mp3 can convert the video streams into mp3 files so that you can effectively make up fantastic live albums and play them through your computer or download them onto ... Read more
Sorry for the pun but I’m afraid this one leaves me a bit cold (Ed - there goes another rib...). What’s funny is that a lot of apps promote their ability to help you cut down on clutter such as scraps of paper and Post-It notes whereas this one actively encourages you to recreate the same squalid looking mess on your PC rather than stuck to your fridge door. If you’re a Facebook user you can create an account and set up your own efridge and what’s more you can post notes on any Facebook user’s efridge. Just why you’d want to ... Read more